Intended End User: Teacher, School Leader
Age Group: Lower Primary; Upper Primary; Lower Secondary; Upper Secondary
School Curriculum: Science; Social & Environment Science; Arts
Themes and Topics: Energy Use and Production, Behaviour & Lifestyle, Collective Action, Environmental Change, Food and Agriculture, Power & Influence, School Leadership, Information & Knowledge, Citizenship, Pedagogy Approaches
Duration: Approximately 3 months.
Type of Resource: Guidelines & Notes, Audio/Video, Online Course
Keywords: Micro Credential, Inclusive Science Education, Open-Ended Scenario Framework
Languages: English
Description
This resource was developed by the MicroVET project. This project foresees among others to improve the quality and attractiveness of Vocational Education & Training (VET), and training in general, through the provision of flexible, inclusive and highly applicable training offers that correspond to contemporary needs of learners/trainees.
The course is catered to teachers. The activities for implementation involve both fellow teachers/colleagues and students.
The course ‘Inclusive science education and art‘ uses the Open-Ended scenario Framework. This is a tool to move from idea to action and dissemination. Using three SCE related topics, the Micro Credential course guides teachers and school leaders through the process of implementing, testing both knowledge as well as encouraging the implementation of the framework.
How to use this resource
The main activity is a Microcredential course containing 6 modules and 7 assessments. The modules are
- 1. Open-ended scenarios
- 2. Implementing open-ended scenarios
- 3. Microplastics
- 4. Carbon neutrality
- 5. Cars and how to fuel them
- 6. Creating & Using maps
Assessments are quizzes, testing the materials that are presented in the modules, but also implementation of the materials and developing lesson plans.
The modules provide a framework to work out ideas, turn them into plans and engage the local community. This framework is then applied to three major SCE related topics.
The resources
Link to Micro Credential courseÂ
Learning Outcomes
- Elicit prior knowledge and further develop knowledge and comprehension of key Sustainability Citizenship key concepts, challenging established worldviews and values.
- Apply a range of suitable tools and frameworks to promote student Sustainability Citizenship
- Collaboratively synthesise the knowledge, tools and frameworks to create educational materials and lessons plans adapted to their own local context
- Through workshop activities and communities of practice, build capacity and agency as Sustainability Citizenship educators and leaders.
Green Competencies
- Embodying Sustainable Values: Valuing Sustainability; Supporting Fairness; Promoting Nature
- Embracing Complexity in Sustainability: Systems Thinking; Critical Thinking; Problem Framing
- Envisioning Sustainable Futures: Adaptability; Exploratory Thinking
- Acting for Sustainability: Collective Action; Individual Initiative
The MicroVET project was funded by the European Commission through Erasmus+. This funding provides that material produced by the project be categorised as Open Educational Resources, be easily accessible and retrievable without cost or limitations, and allow the public to use, reuse, adapt and share the resource.
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